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IWA Branch
North Lancashire & Cumbria - including the Northern Reaches
Navigation Authority
British Waterways, Main Road, Galgate, LANCASTER, LA2 0LQ. T: 01524 751888, F: 01524 751133
enquiries.hq@britishwaterways.co.uk
www.britishwaterways.co.uk
The canal runs from Tewitfield to Preston , passing through Carniforth and Lancaster over 42.5 miles (68.4km), and connects with the Ribble Link. The Lancaster canal has no locks.
The Glasson branch however, has 7 locks over its 3 mile (4.8km) length.
Preston to Tewitfield
Length | Beam | Height | Draught |
75ft | 14ft | 7ft 6in | 4ft |
22.86m | 4.2m | 2.28m | 1.18m |
Glasson Branch
Length | Beam | Height | Draught |
70ft | 14ft | 8ft | 3ft 6in |
21.3m | 4.2m | 2.37m | 1.06m |
Lancaster Canal Trust
Canal boat trips from Crooklands 01524 781489/ 01772 746914
http://www.lancastercanaltrust.org.uk/
Boaters’ Services
Hire Boat Companies
Admiral Boat Hire,
Wharf Cottage, Cabus Nook Lane, Winmarleigh, GARSTANG, PR3 1AA
Tel: 01995 603271
Fax: 01995 605464
wharf-cottage@wharf-cottage.fsnet.co.uk
Arlen Hire Boats
Ashton Basin, Tulketh Brow, PRESTON, PR2 2SD
Tel/ Fax: 01772 769183
enquiries@arlen-hireboats.co.uk
Water Babies
Clifton Hill, Stoney Lane, FORTON, PR3 0AR
Tel/ Fax: 01524 791984
Boatyards
Nu-Way Acorn
Repairs, emergency call out, pump out, diesel, gas, slipway
Lundsfield, CARNFORTH, LA5 9NB
Tel: 01524 734457
Historical Information
The canal was built to link Manchester, Preston and Lancaster but the short stretch connecting Preston and Chorley was never finished. The canal remained separated from the main network until Britain’s newest waterway, the Millennium Ribble Link, was opened in 2002.
Further Information
For books, maps, guides, videos, DVDs and gifts on this canal, click here
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